Yumiko Pov

"Then Yumiko"

''Yes Mother?''

''What will you give my future son-in-law for Valentine's Day?''

"I already told you it's not like that!" I quickly denied my mother's words.

"So, you won't give him anything?''

There are a few days before Valentine's Day, I had seen other students do this, but I had never tried, more than I had no one to give, but now that I am friends with Raiden, I had thought about giving him something for Valentine Because for Christmas he gave me a necklace and I couldn't give him anything in return, so that day I want to give him something special.

"I didn't say I wasn't going to give him anything." I quickly broke eye contact with her. Since I was thinking of buying some chocolate to give to Raiden, but at the same time I wanted to try to prepare the chocolate myself, but the biggest drawback is that I can't cook.

My mother had a smile on her face.

''Did you want to give him some homemade chocolate?''

"How did you know...?" I stopped speaking before I finished speaking since i had done so without thinking.

"You are a very easy to read daughter, you also looked quite flushed, so you don't have to be a fortune teller to know what you think''

I guess I can't deny her words, my mother is too scary in her way.

''It's true, I was thinking about wanting to prepare something for his, but I don't think I can do it''

"Yumiko" My mother's voice was charming. "If you need help to prepare something, I can tell you that I will be happy to help you." After saying this, she raised her thumb.

"I thought you might be busy with your work." Even though Mom spends more time with me now, I know she has more workload to be able to leave hours earlier, so I didn't want to be a hassle with her.

"Yumiko!" My mother's words made me jump.

She hugged me "You are my daughter, so there is nothing more important to me than my dear daughter, so do not hold back if you want help or advice with something, like your mother, I will always be available for you. Since that's a mother's job, right?''

I responded by hugging her. "Okay, if I have a problem or question about something, I won't hesitate to ask for your help or advice."

''That's good for me'' she said cheerfully. ''So, do you want me to give you some classes so that you can prepare chocolates and desserts in general?''

"I think I could give it a try'' I said a little nervous, since it was the first time, I had tried to cook something.

"You're not sincere." she said mockingly.

I pouted at her words.

"I was hoping it didn't work out on your first try, but I have to say it exceeded my expectations"

"Isn't a mother supposed to support her daughter and not make fun of her?"

''That's what I'm doing, I'm giving honest criticism, but leaving that issue aside, I suppose that on the days I'm unoccupied, I'll have to give you some cooking classes.''

"No need." Since Raiden knows how to cook, I don't see that it is important for me to learn when he's the one mastering the kitchen.

''Oh, is that so? So, will you trust Raiden-kun's abilities?''

"Wait, did I say that out loud?"

"Strong and clear"

I covered my face with my hands.

"You know, guys like girls who know how to cook since there is nothing better for a boy than to have a meal prepared by his special girl.'' she said the last with a mocking tone.

This made me wonder, I like Raiden's food, but I also want him to praise my food. I guess I don't lose anything if I try to practice a bit.

"I guess I could learn to cook some things." I said this without looking in her direction.

''That's the attitude since everyone knows that the fastest way to get to a man's heart is through the stomach. That's why we'll keep practicing until you can do something decent.'' My mother exclaimed with great determination. I had a bad feeling about it.

''You see it? It was not that difficult. I knew the seventh try would be the right one." Said my mother proudly.

I had failed several times before I could make something moderately edible.

"Come on, Yumiko, don't be discouraged, Valentine's Day is still a few days away, so you have time to Polish your skills since now you know the basics, you just have to practice, and you can make it perfect."

''Do you believe?" I answered with some doubt in my words since I did not feel so sure of myself.

''Rome was not built in a day, so I'm sure that with practice you will improve a lot, also today you managed to do something good, so it is a good start, do not worry about the product of your attempts, these are not going to waste since I will give them to your father.'' Mom said with a sinister smile, I guess she is a little upset with him because this week he has been working more than normal so he has not come home often.

In a hospital office, a man felt chills through his body, as if something bad was about to happen.

Raiden Pov

Valentine's Day is a common day like the others with the only difference that on this day the girls give a gift to the boys they like or attract. It is not that I am envious or anything like that because if I really wanted to, I could buy chocolate, so I'm not envious.

Although I suppose, I am partly guilty of not trying to interact with other students, so I cannot complain.

I'm also sure that in a few more years Rumi will give me homemade chocolates, so I will only have to wait a few years to receive them.

With that thought in mind, I entered the school.

The class passed normally, although I could see several of the students quite nervous, I suppose they are hoping that in their last year of high school they can receive chocolate, even if it is because of commitment.

But if they don't have a friend or girlfriend, I highly doubt they will get chocolates, so they should stop kidding themselves before hitting rock bottom when faced with reality.

When the bell rang indicating lunchtime, several students left the classroom expecting to receive some chocolates, while others took out their study material to continue preparing for the entrance exam, after all, there is less than a week left for the exams.

"Hey, Raiden" Yumiko's voice caught my attention, I guess it's time to go to lunch.

As I headed towards the door, I could see one of my classmates with a smile on his face.

"Yumiko." I told her name while waving my hands in front of her.

"Sorry, I was thinking of something"

For some reason, since we got to our usual place for lunch, she has lost herself in thought of her, which is quite strange if I can say it.

''Is there something wrong?'' I couldn't deny that I was curious about her strange way of behaving.

"It's nothing, I just thought a lot of people were giving chocolates today." she said as she avoided looking into my eyes. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that something is bothering her. But I'm sure if I ask her, she won't tell me and change the subject, although I can't ignore this. After all, Yumiko is my friend, so it's natural to worry about her if she behaves strangely.

''You're right as this is the last year in school before most decide to apply to different high schools. They want to take the opportunity to do it before they regret not doing it.'' It was the most common thing that would happen.

"And you, Raiden, no one gave you chocolate?" She said softly, but I could hear her normally.

I could only laugh at her question as I guess she said it to make fun of me.

''The truth is that they gave me one.''

Yumiko froze. She looked so cute when she made those faces.

"Or so I would say if they had given me one, but the truth is that they didn't give me anything."

Yumiko sighed upon hearing the rest of my words, and for some reason she seemed relieved.

I felt a slight bump on my arm, she was pouting.

I could only laugh at this.

"By the way, Raiden, could you wait for me at the exit since I have some things to do, so it will take a little longer?"

''I have no problem with that. I could feel doubts in Yumiko's words, so something must be happening, but at the same time I know that it is something not so significant since if that were the case, she would not hesitate to comment.

But that she in turn does not mention it worries me a bit.

The bell rang signaling the end of the lunch hour.

"See you at the exit then." Having said that, Yumiko stepped out of my field of vision.

Thinking in detail about everything that has happened, I have a hypothesis.

Especially when Yumiko is slow to leave is that another boy tries to confess his feelings to her, but since they found out that she brutally rejected any boy who confessed it to her, rumors began to emerge that Yumiko is like a queen, so there is no boy that is at your level.

That is why it is strange that someone knowing this decides to confess it to Yumiko. Of course, when this happened, she did not hesitate to tell me.

A confession on Valentine's Day, huh. It seems that it will be something complicated.

Of course, it can also be my assumptions, and I may be wrong.

But it wouldn't hurt if I was behind the school, as it's the common place where this kind of thing happens.

As I got closer, I could hear some voices. I guess I was right with the idea that I would be in this place. I leaned against a corner where I could see and hear everything that was going on.

"So why did you call me here?" Yumiko's voice sounded bored.

''Come on, come on, in the letter I put in your locker it said that it was what I wanted.''

"You mean I should go behind the school at dismissal time, otherwise you would hurt Raiden?"

Oh, that's how it is. Yumiko was talking to a boy, but remembering that he is one of my classmates, also behind him there are the other 3 friends of him. I assume he brought them in as a means of forced persuasion.

"That's right, and if you don't want that to happen, your only option is to go out with me, and nothing bad will happen to that idiot."

Normally anyone would feel cornered by the threat of hurting someone close to you, but we are talking about me, so I understood why Yumiko laughed so hard.

"What is so funny?" The boy seemed taken aback by Yumiko's attitude, I don't blame him.

"I'm sorry, what you said was quite funny. But if you want to do something to Raiden, go ahead, I'm not responsible for what happens to them.'' The last part was said in a rather serious tone. Scary.

I guess it was good to tell Yumiko that I was training, otherwise the situation would have been different.

''You don't care about that boy or what!?'' His voice sounded quite altered, as if Yumiko's response had not been in his plans.

"That's why I trust him." She said this with pride "Raiden can face you without any problem". I guess I thought about this too much.

"If that's all, I'll retire" With that, Yumiko started to leave.

The way she handled this troublesome situation, as it was nothing, was surprising.

Miura was always someone capable and with a pretty strong attitude, so this type of situation should be easy for her to handle, although if it had been before I met her, I cannot predict the results.

The boy looked quite annoyed. Besides, he was giving Yumiko a bad look, I guess I could make Yumiko's words come true.

"You must be kidding, right?" There's no way that idiot can beat me, much less against us, so stop lying and come here at once!'' If before he was upset, now that boy was already shouting what was coming to his mind.

Sometimes it is better to fix problems at the root and not wait for them to arise.

So, I came out of hiding.

"Those words sound very interesting." I said sarcastically.

"Raiden? What are you doing here!" Yumiko was surprised by my sudden appearance.

''Curiosity, other than that you were behaving very strangely, so I became a spectator, but I guess that's difficult, huh?''

Once I said these words, I focused my attention on that boy.

"You know, sometimes it is better to nip problems in the bud, so it is preferable to resolve any disputes you have with me at the moment."

''I suppose you will save me a lot of trouble if you show up.'' I don't know if this guy is an idiot or just being stupid is in his genes, since reasonably, if someone is not capable of facing multiple people, it would be stupid to throw himself to the wolf's mouth, but given the state of euphoria he's in, I highly doubt he'd ever stop to think about this.

"Yumiko, give me a few minutes, and we'll continue on our way home."

"Don't worry, teach him a lesson." I suppose if Yumiko is supporting me, I should show off a bit.

"So, are you coming or not?" Since I have better things to do'' I said this with the intention of provoking him, and it seems that as always it was effective.

The boy tried to hit me several times, but I just dodged his blows, they were very predictable. Apart from that, he did not have a good posture and only threw random blows, the result was obvious.

But given the current situation, the best thing would be to break his spirit. Thanks for this. For this, my previous Sensei told me that he had two options: start with everything and let him know that he was just nobody or play with him. And then show him that he's pathetic, I think I'll go for the second option.

So, for a few minutes I just dodged his blows.

After that time the boy looked quite tired, since hitting the air must be quite exhausting.

''Have you finished? I'm in a bit of a rush, you know? "

He started panting loudly ''Stop being a coward and don't dodge my punches."

I was right, this guy was stupid. For some reason every time I'm in this kind of situation, the other party is someone who doesn't stop for a second to think about his situation.

But I think it's time to end this.

''Go ahead, I won't move.''

So quickly the boy came over and hit me in the face, but since he was already quite tired, besides not being someone who could be told to train, his blow was light, I thought it would hurt a little.

I could see his face surprised to see that i was unfazed.

Since we're at school, I guess I can't be too flashy, so I'll hold back a bit.

With a quick movement I punched him in the face, although I restrained myself a bit, although I sent him flying from the impact because this boy was standing like an idiot.

A little blood was coming out of his nose from the blow, but at least it didn't knock him out.

''I finished with everything I had to do here.'' I said.

"Wait a minute!"

Although his friends seemed somewhat reluctant to pay attention to him, they thought that being 4 to 1 they could have more chances. It is a pity that one of them looked at me with fear, so it would be 3 to 1.

One of them approached me, but before he tried to do anything, Grabbing his right arm, I took advantage of the opening and kneed him in the stomach, knocking him unconscious.

The other, seeing this, stopped, but since he also wanted to participate in this, it would be inappropriate for him to be left out, so I walked up to him, grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and headbutted him. As a result the boy was left lying on the ground.

The boy who was afraid was always the quiet one of his group, and since he didn't try to do anything, i just preferred to ignore.

Our dear idiot had gotten up and even though he saw his friends lying on the ground, he just walked past them and approached me.

"Because someone as ordinary as you can have that beautiful girl while people like me are ignored and treated like trash!''

"I don't know, nor do I care." If I thought deeply, I wouldn't find the answer either, after all, it was Yumiko's decision to invite me every lunch hour to eat with her.

The boy desperately tried to attack me after hearing my answer, but since I was bored with this situation, it would be better to get this over with quickly.

That idiot came to me with the intention of hitting me, so I did the same, just pointed my fist at him. This reminded me of the fight scenes in some manga.

It was shame since I think I used too much force because his fist did not resist mine, and his arm gave way easily. As a result, my fist smashed squarely in his face, and I sent him flying.

There were 3 students on the floor while his partner did nothing.

"Hey, take your friends and tell them if they want to continue their bullshit, next time I won't be so forgiving." With that said, I made my way to Yumiko to continue our way home.

"You were great, and the last part was something incredible and ..." Yumiko was quite excited, although a normal sight would be like a student knocking out 3 others, so I don't understand her emotion much. But I don't think she should care.

Our way to her house was going normally, but Yumiko asked me a lot of questions about everything I did, but seeing her happy and excited was worth having to put up with all her questions.

Once we got to her house, it was time to go to mine.

"Raiden, wait." Yumiko's words brought me out of my thoughts.

She took something from her suitcase and took out a small wrapper that was ornamented.

"This is for you, before I couldn't give it to you because I was thinking too much about the situation.''

Although she said all this, she was quite nervous, but Yumiko avoided stuttering, I guess she tried hard not to make a mistake when speaking.

''An engagement chocolate, huh." This is the first time I have received chocolates, so thank you." Thinking of any other situation would be pointless, although a part of me knew the truth.

''Don't you want to try it right now? '' She said as she avoided eye contact.

"I don't see the problem." So I opened the package, but to my surprise, it was not store-bought chocolate but a homemade one. I didn't expect Yumiko to do her best to make one.

I couldn't help but put a smile on my face.

So, I took it and put it in my mouth. I noticed that Yumiko was staring at me as if she was waiting for something.

"It is delicious." The chocolate was quite good, and, although I know how to cook, I am not good at preparing sweets.

Yumiko looked happy, I guess she was expecting my opinion about her chocolate. But for some reason I feel as if I dodged some bullets.

I finished eating the chocolate quickly, as it was delicious, I would be lying if I said that a part of me expected this, but at the same time I did not, since I had no expectations.

"Thanks, Yumiko, it was delicious."

"Are you serious?" She was waiting for my confirmation.

"I have no reason to lie about it."

A part of me was happy to receive your chocolate, I suppose it only remains to appreciate these little moments before entering Sobu High, since I know how things will unfold, I know that these moments will soon end.

The classes at the academy went normally, as always, the confrontation between Kawasaki and I ended with the same result, although every time I feel that if I don't get serious, she will defeat me.

The way to her house was like any other day, we talked a little about some topics that she had doubts since sometimes I ask her history questions, for that reason I gave her a notebook with those notes.

Kawasaki has improved a lot if we compare the knowledge that she had that time we studied, so I think she will be ready for the test.

Maybe I am giving a lot of importance to the exam, it may be easier than it seems although this will all be solved in a week, on the day of the exam.

Once we got to her house, it was time to go to mine.

"Then see you tomorrow, Kawasaki."

When I was about to leave, Kawasaki's words stopped me.

"Tsurumi, wait."

''Yes?''

She seemed nervous.

"Wait a minute here." After saying this, she entered her house.

I guess I just have to wait.

She quickly came out of her house and handed me a chocolate.

"Don't think about it too much, Taishi brought it up in front of Keika, and since she wanted to eat some chocolate, I decided to buy her one, and since it was already in the store, I took the opportunity to buy one for you, as a thank you for your help." She looked a bit nervous saying this.

"Chocolate of love, eh?" I said this with a mocking tone.

Kawasaki turned red upon hearing this, it's fun to tease her.

"It's a c-c-chocolate engagement, don't get any strange ideas." She quickly said. She even stuttered a bit, quite amusing to watch.

"I know, I just wanted to annoy you a little." Before I could answer, I decided to start the way home, I raised the hand that was holding the chocolate in goodbye.

"See you, Kawasaki"

"See you, Tsurumi" Although I couldn't see her, I felt that by saying this, she was smiling.

I opened the chocolate and tasted it; it tastes too good to be a random chocolate she bought. Maybe I'm overthinking it.

Today several things happened that I did not expect to happen. Thinking about it, I could not help but smile, maybe tomorrow would also be full of surprises? I guess going from normal days to days with new things is relaxing in way.

''Tsurumi Raiden, you're expelled from school… '' Said the principal.

I guess this is a surprise that I didn't expect.